Suspected killer dies by suicide while being pursued by police

A man suspected of killing two people at a shop in Hangzhou's Linping district, Zhejiang province, died by suicide as police closed in to apprehend him, local authorities said on Monday.

Police received a report around noon on Sunday that a criminal incident had occurred inside a street-front shop in Linping sub-district, leaving two people dead, according to a statement issued by the Linping branch of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau.

Following an investigation, police identified the suspect as Ji, a 57-year-old Linping resident. Hours later, at around 11 pm on Sunday, Ji died by suicide while being pursued by police. He was taken to hospital, but died despite emergency medical treatment, the statement said.

The case is currently under investigation, it added.